Turkey Today 1 – 7 December 2025
Turkey Today – 07.12.2025
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at the 23rd Doha Forum that Abdullah Öcalan could have an impact on reaching an agreement in Syria.
Mithat Sancar, a member of the Imrali Delegation, emphasised that for peace to be lasting, weapons must be laid down not only in hand but also in mind, stating, ‘An approach that constantly highlights impossibilities is dangerous.’
In an article he wrote, Presidential Chief Adviser Mehmet Uçum stated, ‘There can be no democratic demands under the shadow of weapons. Social integration cannot be achieved with language that undermines national unity.’
The Antep Tax Office seized the scholarship of Mehmet Bozan Karayılan’s daughter, a university student, on the grounds that he had unpaid meal debts after his release from Adana Kürkçüler F-Type Prison.
Reporters covering the story of a police officer who committed suicide in Adıyaman were subjected to verbal and physical intervention by a group of police officers.
Turkey Today – 06.12.2025
AP Turkey rapporteur Sanchez Amor visited CHP presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu, businessman Osman Kavala and MP Can Atalay in Silivri Prison, and Selahattin Demirtaş in Edirne Prison.
The Denizli branch of the Education Union reacted to the propaganda-filled events planned by the Ministry of Education, stating: ‘Educational institutions cannot be turned into the backyard of any political party, community or ideological structure.’
Saturday Mothers gathered at Galatasaray Square in week 1080 and inquired about the fate of Hüseyin Taşkaya, who was detained 32 years ago in the Siverek district of Urfa and has not been heard from since.
MHP Deputy Chairman Fethi Yıldız, who is a member of the Parliamentary Commission, said of the process, ‘It is a matter of state that cannot be postponed.’
The new Central Executive Board of the CHP has been announced. Zeynel Emre has been appointed as the party spokesperson.
Turkey Today – 05.12.2025
DEM Party Van MP Gülderen Varlı brought to the Parliament’s attention a case in which a 10-year-old child was sexually abused and the perpetrator was sentenced to 13 years and 9 months in prison but was not detained.
Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Neslihan Şedal was acquitted in the trial in which she was prosecuted for protests against the appointment of a trustee.
The Court of Appeal overturned the case that served as grounds for appointing an administrator in place of Bahçesaray Deputy Mayor Ayvaz Hazır and acquitted Hazır.
The case concerning the cancellation of the CHP’s 38th Ordinary and 21st Extraordinary Congresses has been referred to the Court of Appeal by the Ankara 42nd Civil Court of First Instance.
Turkey Today – 05.12.2025
DEM Party Members of the parliamentary commission stated that the content of the meeting with Abdullah Öcalan had been taken out of context and called for the full minutes of the meeting to be shared with the public.
Parliamentary Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş stated that the details of the meeting with Abdullah Öcalan would be shared with the commission, saying, ‘What is important is that the main points of what was discussed there are shared with the commission.’
The second hearing in the trial against journalist Elif Akgül, who is charged with “membership in a terrorist organization,” was held in Istanbul. Trial adjourned until January.
CHP Chair Özgür Özel made statements regarding the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality investigation. Criticising the decision to release 19 individuals not named in the indictment, Özel said, ‘It is shameful that these people have been detained for months.’
Turkey Today – 03.12.2025
The decision to continue the detention of Mehmet Sıddık Akış, Co-Mayor of Hakkari Municipality, who was replaced by a trustee after his arrest, was protested. DEM Party MP Onur Düşünmez said the coup was continuing.
Devlet Bahçeli reiterated that there would be no backing down, once again using the phrase ‘Terror-Free Turkey’ in reference to the process.
Sixteen of the 17 Turkish Workers’ Party (TİP) youths protesting child deaths at Vocational Training Centres (MESEM) were arrested by the Bakırköy Magistrates’ Court.
Journalist Diren Yurtsever’s X account has been blocked by order of the Van 2nd Criminal Court of Peace, citing his news reports about Rojin Kabaiş, who died under suspicious circumstances in Van.
Turkey Today – 02.12.2025
Members of the DEM Party Imrali delegation met with Abdullah Öcalan.
Speaking ahead of the hearing to be held following the overturning of the sentence handed down to Mehmet Siddik Akis, the co-mayor of Colemêrg who was arrested and replaced by a kayyum, his lawyer Azad Özer stated that Akis should be released and reinstated to his position.
Dilaver Karasu, who was transferred from Erzurum Prison to Ahlat Prison for the trial, will be held in a cell here until the trial, which will be held three months later, despite her request to be returned.
The first hearing in the trial of journalist Furkan Karabay was held in Istanbul. The court ruled to release Karabay. The prosecution appealed the release decision.
The first hearing in the trial of journalist Tuğçe Yılmaz was held in Istanbul. The judge accepted the prosecutor’s request and ordered the file to be submitted to the prosecution. Trial adjourned until April.
Turkey Today – 01.12.2025
Presidential Chief Adviser Oktay Saral reacted to Mesud Barzani’s bodyguards carrying long-barrelled weapons during his visit to Cizre, stating, ‘No one can violate our state’s protocol and dignity.’The second hearing of the trial concerning the attack on the Izmir office of Evrensel newspaper tok place. The court released the attacker, İsa Can Biler. There are no longer any defendants in custody in connection with the attack on Evrensel.
Sözcü TV, a secular-nationalist leaning news channel, has dismissed 15 staff members, including senior editors, presenters, and reporters, following a leadership shake-up, according to sources close to the organization.
Gulperi Kortak, wife of seriously ill prisoner Ramazan Kortak, who has spent 30 years of his life in prison, said: “If he stays in prison, he will lost his life.”